This directive harmonizes various aspects of consumer protection within the EU, aiming to achieve a genuine single market for consumers. It covers distance contracts (online, phone) and off-premises contracts (e.g., door-to-door sales). Key provisions include:<\/p>\n
Right of Withdrawal:<\/strong> Consumers have a 14-day cooling-off period to withdraw from a contract without giving any reason.<\/p>\n Information Requirements:<\/strong> Traders must provide clear and comprehensive information to consumers before they are bound by a contract, including the total price, delivery costs, and the trader’s identity.<\/p>\n Refunds:<\/strong> Traders must reimburse consumers within 14 days of withdrawal, including delivery costs.<\/p>\n Digital Content:<\/strong> Specific rules apply to the supply of digital content, ensuring consumers are informed about compatibility, functionality, and security features.<\/p>\n GDPR establishes a comprehensive framework for the protection of personal data within the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA). It applies to organizations operating within the EU, as well as those outside the EU that process the personal data of EU residents. Key elements include:<\/p>\n Data Protection Principles:<\/strong> Personal data must be processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently. It should be collected for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes and be adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary.<\/p>\n Rights of Data Subjects:<\/strong> Individuals have rights such as the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, and data portability.<\/p>\n Data Controller and Processor Obligations:<\/strong> Data controllers are responsible for implementing appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure data security and must notify data breaches to supervisory authorities. Data processors must act on the instructions of the controller and implement appropriate security measures.<\/p>\n Data Protection Officer (DPO):<\/strong> Certain organizations must appoint a DPO to oversee data protection compliance.<\/p>\n International Data Transfers:<\/strong> Restrictions apply to the transfer of personal data to countries outside the EEA unless adequate safeguards are in place.<\/p>\n This directive aims to protect consumers from unfair commercial practices by businesses. It establishes a general prohibition of unfair commercial practices and defines specific types of practices that are considered unfair.<\/p>\n General Prohibition:<\/strong> Commercial practices are unfair if they are contrary to the requirements of professional diligence and materially distort the economic behavior of the average consumer.<\/p>\n Misleading Practices:<\/strong> Practices that contain false information or deceive the average consumer, even if the information is factually correct, are prohibited.<\/p>\n Aggressive Practices:<\/strong> Practices that use harassment, coercion, or undue influence to impair the consumer’s freedom of choice are banned.<\/p>\n Black List:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a>Regulation (EU) 2016\/679 (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR)<\/h3>\n
Directive 2005\/29\/EC on Unfair Commercial Practices<\/h3>\n
Review of each of legal acts published today:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026\/556 of 6\u00a0March 2026 on the registration of the geographical indication Kilichi du Niger (PGI) in the Union register of geographical indications pursuant to Regulation (EU)\u00a02024\/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026\/545 of 5\u00a0March 2026 on the registration of the geographical indication Adana \u015ealgam\u0131 (PGI) in the Union register of geographical indications pursuant to Regulation (EU)\u00a02024\/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026\/528 of 11\u00a0March 2026 concerning the authorisation of patchouli essential oil from Pogostemon cablin Benth. as a feed additive for all animal species<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026\/538 of 11\u00a0March 2026 concerning the authorisation of xanthan gum produced with Xanthomonas campestris ATCC SD 7012 or DSM 23730 or CNCM I-4861 or CIP 74.23 as a feed additive for all animal species other than cats, dogs and aquatic species<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026\/525 of 11\u00a0March 2026 amending Implementing Regulation (EU)\u00a02023\/2834 as regards fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026\/534 of 11\u00a0March 2026 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Duddingtonia flagrans NCIMB 30336 as a feed additive for grazing animals of bovine, ovine and caprine species other than for milk production, and for grazing animals of camelids, cervids, equines, porcine species and rabbits (holder of authorisation: International Animal Health Products Pty Ltd, represented in the Union by SynTech Regulatory Europe GmbH)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026\/540 of 11\u00a0March 2026 concerning the authorisation of acacia gum as a feed additive for all animal species<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026\/524 of 11\u00a0March 2026 amending Implementing Regulation (EU)\u00a02023\/2834 as regards fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin and Implementing Regulation (EU)\u00a02020\/1988 as regards the administration of import tariff quotas in accordance with the first come, first served principle, and repealing Regulation (EC) No\u00a01484\/95<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026\/532 of 11\u00a0March 2026 concerning the renewal of the authorisation and the authorisation of new uses of a preparation of monensin sodium (Coxidin) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying, turkeys for fattening and turkeys reared for reproduction (holder of authorisation: Huvepharma N.V.) and repealing Regulation (EC) No\u00a0109\/2007 and Implementing Regulation (EU) No\u00a0140\/2012<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nJudgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 12 March 2026.BC, l\u00e9galement repr\u00e9sent\u00e9 par sa repr\u00e9sentante l\u00e9gale v LG.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Area of Freedom, Security and Justice \u2013 Judicial cooperation in civil matters \u2013 Regulation (EC) No 4\/2009 \u2013 Jurisdiction in matters relating to maintenance obligations \u2013 Article 12 \u2013 Lis pendens \u2013 Determination of the court first seised \u2013 Article 9(a) \u2013 Concept of an \u2018equivalent document\u2019 with regard to a document instituting the proceedings \u2013 Submission of an application for legal aid before a court of a Member State by a maintenance creditor with a view to bringing an action for the variation of maintenance obligations owed to him or her \u2013 Subsequent application submitted by the maintenance debtor to vary his or her maintenance obligations before a court of another Member State \u2013 Subsequent action by the maintenance creditor before the first court after that court has granted legal aid \u2013 Classification of that application for legal aid as an \u2018equivalent document\u2019 \u2013 Conditions.Case C-516\/24.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nJudgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 12 March 2026.DK and JO v \u00c9tat belge.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Freedom of movement for workers \u2013 Income tax \u2013 Tax supplement on the income tax of natural persons which may be established by the municipalities or agglomerations in which those persons reside \u2013 Surcharge on income tax borne by non-residents for tax purposes paid to the State \u2013 Fiscal burden on non-residents for tax purposes that is heavier than that borne by tax residents of a Member State \u2013 Comparable situations \u2013 No justification.Case C-119\/24.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nJudgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 12 March 2026.SBK Art Limited Liability Company v Fortenova Group STAK Stichting and Open Pass Limited.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Common foreign and security policy \u2013 Restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine \u2013 Regulation (EU) No 269\/2014 \u2013 Concept of \u2018freezing of funds\u2019 \u2013 Article 1(f) \u2013 Exercise by a person subject to restrictive measures of the rights, attached to depositary receipts, to attend, and vote in, a meeting of holders of such instruments.Case C-465\/24.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nJudgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 12 March 2026.Minister for Justice v I.T.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Citizenship of the Union \u2013 Right to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States \u2013 Directive 2004\/38\/EC \u2013 Article 7(3)(b) \u2013 Derived right of residence \u2013 Third-country national divorced from a Union citizen who was no longer a worker or self-employed person at the time of initiation of the divorce proceedings \u2013 Meaning of \u2018duly recorded involuntary unemployment after having been employed for more than one year\u2019 \u2013 Single continuous period of one year \u2013 Person having received social welfare \u2013 Proof \u2013 Applicant\u2019s right of access to the social welfare file of his former spouse \u2013 Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union \u2013 Principle of good administration and right to an effective judicial remedy.Case C-477\/24.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nJudgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 12 March 2026.Kingdom of Spain v Council of the European Union and Repr\u00e9sentant sp\u00e9cial de l\u2019Union europ\u00e9enne en Bosnie-Herz\u00e9govine.Appeal \u2013 Staff coming under the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) \u2013 International contract staff member hired by the European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina \u2013 Successive fixed-term employment contracts \u2013 Termination of the employment contract following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union \u2013 Appeal brought by a Member State which did not intervene in the proceedings before the General Court \u2013 Third paragraph of Article 56 of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union \u2013 Admissibility of the appeal \u2013 Concept of \u2018disputes between the Union and its servants\u2019 \u2013 Cross-appeal \u2013 Admissibility.Case C-728\/23 P.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nJudgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 12 March 2026.BX v \u00c9tat belge.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Article 45 TFEU \u2013 Freedom of movement for workers \u2013 Income tax \u2013 Employment income received in another Member State \u2013 Exemption with progression in the Member State of residence \u2013 Failure to apply a bilateral convention for the avoidance of double taxation by a contracting State \u2013 Loss of part of the tax advantages relating to the personal and family circumstances of the taxpayer.Case C-150\/25.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nJudgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 12 March 2026.Aptiv Services Hungary Kft. v Nemzeti Ad\u00f3- \u00e9s V\u00e1mhivatal Fellebbviteli Igazgat\u00f3s\u00e1ga.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Taxation \u2013 Common system of value added tax (VAT) \u2013 Directive 2006\/112\/EC \u2013 Intra-Community acquisition of goods \u2013 Article 168 \u2013 Deduction of input VAT due in respect of such an acquisition \u2013 Articles 178 and 179 \u2013 Rules governing the exercise of the right to deduct VAT \u2013 Late submission of invoices necessary for the exercise of the right to deduct VAT \u2013 Refusal of the right to deduct VAT \u2013 National legislation providing for a self-correction procedure enabling the taxable person to exercise his or her right of deduction beyond the tax period during which that right arose \u2013 Principles of neutrality, proportionality and effectiveness.Case C-521\/24.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nJudgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 12 March 2026.Randstad Espa\u00f1a SLU v Administraci\u00f3n General del Estado.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Taxation \u2013 Common system of value added tax (VAT) \u2013 Deduction of input VAT \u2013 Directive 2006\/112\/EC \u2013 Second paragraph of Article 176 \u2013 Exclusion from the right to deduct VAT \u2013 Acquisition of tickets for leisure events and services \u2013 Entry into force of the right to deduct VAT on the date of accession of the Kingdom of Spain to the European Economic Community \u2013 Standstill clause.Case C-515\/24.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nJudgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 12 March 2026.Harry et Associ\u00e9s Sarl v Agenzia delle entrate \u2013 Riscossione \u2013 Pescara and Agenzia delle entrate \u2013 Centro operativo di Pescara.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Taxation \u2013 Common system of value added tax (VAT) \u2013 Directive 2006\/112\/EC \u2013 Refund of VAT \u2013 Directive 2008\/9\/EC \u2013 Articles 2, 15 and 23 \u2013 Principles of VAT neutrality, effectiveness and proportionality \u2013 Taxable person established in a Member State other than the Member State of VAT refund \u2013 Application for VAT refund \u2013 Technical fault in the electronic transmission of the application \u2013 Failure to act on the part of the tax authorities of the Member State of refund to which the application was made \u2013 Final judicial decision \u2013 Res judicata.Case C-527\/24.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nJudgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 12 March 2026.VP v European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training.Appeal \u2013 Civil service \u2013 Member of the temporary staff \u2013 Article 266 TFEU \u2013 Decision adopted in compliance with a judgment of the General Court of the European Union annulling a decision not to renew a contract for an indefinite period and ordering compensation for the damage caused \u2013 Action for annulment and claim for compensation \u2013 Distortion of evidence in the file \u2013 Article 151(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice \u2013 Request that a document be removed from the case file \u2013 Confidentiality of communications between lawyers \u2013 Scope.Case C-209\/24 P.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nJudgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 12 March 2026.Magyar Telekom Nyrt. v Nemzeti M\u00e9dia- \u00e9s H\u00edrk\u00f6zl\u00e9si Hat\u00f3s\u00e1g Eln\u00f6ke.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Approximation of laws \u2013 Telecommunications sector \u2013 Directive (EU) 2018\/1972 \u2013 European Electronic Communications Code \u2013 First subparagraph of Article 105(4) \u2013 Right of end-users to terminate their contact without further costs due to modifications unilaterally proposed by a provider of electronic communication services \u2013 Exceptions \u2013 Modifications directly imposed by EU law or national law.Case C-514\/24.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nJudgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 12 March 2026.UAB \u201eEM SYSTEM\u201c v AB SEB bankas and AS \u201eCitadele banka\u201c Lietuvos filialas.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Common foreign and security policy \u2013 Regulation (EC) No 765\/2006 \u2013 Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus \u2013 Article 2(1) \u2013 Annex I \u2013 List of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures \u2013 Inclusion of the name of the shareholder of a company on that list \u2013 50% stake in the capital of that company held by that shareholder \u2013 Freezing of the funds of the company, which is not included on the list \u2013 Control by a person or entity included on the list of a legal person not included on the list \u2013 Criteria for assessment \u2013 Right to effective judicial protection \u2013 Rights of the defence.Case C-84\/24.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nJudgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 12 March 2026.C.M. v Ministero dell\u2019Istruzione e del Merito.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Social policy \u2013 Equal treatment in employment and occupation \u2013 Directive 2000\/78\/EC \u2013 Prohibition of discrimination on the ground of disability \u2013 Article 2(2) \u2013 Right of a teacher with a disability to be transferred to a particular territorial area \u2013 Article 5 \u2013 Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities \u2013 Priority for mobility within a territorial area as compared to mobility between different territorial areas.Case C-597\/24.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nArr\u00eat de la Cour (neuvi\u00e8me chambre) du 12 mars 2026.#Federazione Italiana delle Banche di Credito Cooperativo e Casse Rurali (Federcasse) e.a. contre Commission europ\u00e9enne.#Pourvoi \u2013 Politique \u00e9conomique et mon\u00e9taire \u2013 Activit\u00e9s des \u00e9tablissements de cr\u00e9dit \u2013 Syst\u00e8mes de garantie des d\u00e9p\u00f4ts (SGD) \u2013 Directive 2014\/49\/UE \u2013 Article 10, paragraphe 6 \u2013 R\u00e9duction du niveau cible des contributions \u00e0 un SGD \u2013 Conditions \u2013 Demande d\u2019autorisation de r\u00e9duction du niveau cible d\u2019un SGD \u2013 Lettre de la commissaire europ\u00e9enne charg\u00e9e des services financiers, de la stabilit\u00e9 financi\u00e8re et de l\u2019union des march\u00e9s de capitaux indiquant que les conditions ne sont pas r\u00e9unies \u2013 Notion d\u2019\u201cacte attaquable\u201d \u2013 Recours en annulation.#Affaire C-863\/24 P.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nJudgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 12 March 2026.K. M. H. v Obshtina Stara Zagora.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Citizenship of the Union \u2013 Article 21(1) TFEU \u2013 Right to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States \u2013 Impediments \u2013 Request to amend gender data in the civil status registers \u2013 Directive 2004\/38\/EC \u2013 Article 4(3) \u2013 Article 7 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union \u2013 Right to respect for private and family life \u2013 Obligation, for a court of a Member State, to comply with the case-law of the constitutional court of that State \u2013 Interpretation in conformity with EU law.Case C-43\/24.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nEFTA Surveillance Authority communication pursuant to Article\u00a017(5) of Regulation\u00a01008\/2008 of the European parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community\u00a0\u2013 Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nState aid \u2013 Decision to raise no objections<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nJudgment of the Court of 28\u00a0November 2025 in Case E-8\/25\u00a0\u2013 Ar\u00e9as Dommages v Gable Insurance AG in Konkurs (Directive\u00a02009\/138\/EC (Solvency II) \u2013 Article\u00a0268(1)(g) \u2013 Article\u00a0275(1) \u2013 Insurance claims \u2013 Privileged status \u2013 Statutory subrogation \u2013 National insolvency proceedings)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nState aid \u2013 Decision to raise no objections<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nRequest for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by Reykjavik District Court dated 4\u00a0November 2025 in the case of AE and YM v The Icelandic State and Registers Iceland (Case E-25\/25)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/p>\nState aid \u2013 Decision to raise no objections<\/strong><\/h3>\n